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Motown Begins
Episode 739
When Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Tamla Records in Detroit on 12th January, 1959, he reshaped popular music forever. With an iconic artist roster that in…
2 years, 6 months ago
England's First Lottery
Episode 738
Rerun: With a top prize of £5,000 and a celebrity backer in the form of Queen Elizabeth I, England embarked on its first ever national lottery draw a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Opening Up University
Episode 737
The Open University began welcoming students on 10th January 1971 - but they did not meet up for Fresher’s Week, due to this innovative institution (…
2 years, 6 months ago
Let's Bury Nelson
Episode 736
Naval commander Horatio Nelson became the first non-Royal to receive a full British state funeral on 9th January, 1806, when tens of thousands of mou…
2 years, 6 months ago
Can You Smell Eggs?
Episode 735
In New York City on 8th January, 2007, an unexplained pervasive egg smell was reported.
Baffled authorities scrambled to try to work out whether it ha…
2 years, 6 months ago
Meet Jekyll and Hyde
Episode 733
Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ was published in the USA on 5th January, 1886. It had been intend…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dawn of the Hit Parade
Episode 732
Billboard introduced the first-ever pop music chart on 4th January, 1936. Catering to jukebox operators, rather than everyday music fans, the chart w…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Siege of Sidney Street
Episode 731
A dramatic standoff between Metropolitan Police and Latvian anarchists unfolded in the East End of London on 3rd January, 1911 - when two men suspect…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ronald Reagan: Hollywood's Governor
Episode 730
Former actor and SAG President Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as Governor of California just after midnight on 2nd January, 1967: the end of the begin…
2 years, 7 months ago
Inside Barnum's Museum
Episode 729
Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2024 recalls Today In History in 1842 - the day P.T. Barnum opened his ‘American Museum’ in New York, replete wi…
2 years, 7 months ago